PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 3187 p4p, 2161 weight class) and Alex Steel Iii (ranked 332 p4p, 228 weight class). Alex Steel Iii will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wahwah
vs
Steel Iii

170 cm
21
280
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
280
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Steel Iii!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahwah misses with a wild body shot.
Steel Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kimbo Wahwah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wahwah throws out the jab.
Wahwah misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wahwah throws a lazy body kick
and Steel Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wahwah needs to keep his hands up - Steel Iii had a free shot at his head there.

Steel Iii looking to score a takedown here. Wahwah is defending well but Steel Iii drives through and ends up in Wahwah's guard.
Steel Iii looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Steel Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wahwah seems keen to control Steel Iii's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Iii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wahwah looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Steel Iii puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Steel Iii is looking to advance position but Wahwah won't allow it.
Wahwah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wahwah gets back to full guard.
Steel Iii postures up in Wahwah's guard and throws a big left but Wahwah blocks it.
Wahwah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steel Iii on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wahwah keeping moving, preventing Steel Iii from controlling successfully.
Steel Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel Iii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steel Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steel Iii distracts Wahwah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steel Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Steel Iii stays in close to Wahwah's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii chips away with some ground and pound.
Wahwah keeping moving, preventing Steel Iii from controlling successfully.
Wahwah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steel Iii postures up in Wahwah's guard and throws a big left but Wahwah blocks it.
Steel Iii with a nice head shot there.
Steel Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steel Iii trying to control but Wahwah is working from the bottom.
Steel Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wahwah on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wahwah tries to get out of the position.
Steel Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Wahwah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Steel Iii working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Steel Iii lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Steel Iii has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Steel Iii postures up in Wahwah's guard and throws a big left but Wahwah blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel Iii throwing strikes from guard but Wahwah blocks nicely.
Steel Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Steel Iii dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wahwah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Wahwah backs off Steel Iii throws a huge counter combo but Wahwah manages to avoid it all.
A bone on bone clash there as Steel Iii blocks the leg kick.
Wahwah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wahwah slips a jab from Steel Iii.
A swing and a miss from Wahwah.
Wahwah thows a leg kick but Steel Iii checks it
and Wahwah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel Iii cracks Wahwah with a good jab.
Wahwah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Iii defending well as Wahwah loads up on a big left hand.
Steel Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wahwah.
Wahwah throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Iii avoids the body shot from Wahwah.
A low kick from Wahwah misses
and Steel Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wahwah misses with a shot to the body
and Wahwah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wahwah misses with a hook
and Steel Iii counters with a series of strikes. Wahwah will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel Iii changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wahwah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steel Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wahwah is looking for a sweep.
Steel Iii landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wahwah struggling a bit here.
Steel Iii cracks Wahwah with a big elbow.
The strikes coming from Steel Iii are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Steel Iii landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wahwah on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Steel Iii throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel Iii scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wahwah to see if he's OK.
Steel Iii misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Steel Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steel Iii is chipping away with strikes.
Wahwah on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Wahwah is rocked!
Steel Iii scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Wahwah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel Iii in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Wahwah looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Steel Iii turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Steel Iii!